Florida Statute 674.103 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 674
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS

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F.S. 674.103

674.103 Variation by agreement; measure of damages; action constituting ordinary care.—

(1) The effect of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement, but the parties to the agreement cannot disclaim a bank’s responsibility for its lack of good faith or failure to exercise ordinary care or limit the measure of damages for the lack or failure. However, the parties may determine by agreement the standards by which the bank’s responsibility is to be measured if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable.

(2) Federal Reserve regulations and operating circulars, clearinghouse rules, and the like have the effect of agreements under subsection (1), whether or not specifically assented to by all parties interested in items handled.

(3) Action or nonaction approved by this chapter or pursuant to Federal Reserve regulations or operating circulars is the exercise of ordinary care; and, in the absence of special instructions, action or nonaction, consistent with clearinghouse rules and the like or with a general banking usage not disapproved by this chapter is prima facie the exercise of ordinary care.

(4) The specification or approval of certain procedures by this chapter is not disapproval of other procedures that may be reasonable under the circumstances.

(5) The measure of damages for failure to exercise ordinary care in handling an item is the amount of the item reduced by an amount that could not have been realized by the exercise of ordinary care. If there is also bad faith, it includes any other damages the party suffered as a proximate consequence.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 9, ch. 92-82.

Note.—s. 4-103, U.C.C.; supersedes s. 659.33.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 674.103

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 674.103

Total Results: 7

and SC14-1952 Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida and Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-21

Citation: 191 So. 3d 370

Snippet: interests in punishment and deterrence.” Id. at 674, 103 S.Ct. 2064. The Supreme Court ■ accordingly reversed

Del Valle v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-12-15

Citation: 80 So. 3d 999, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 732, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2878, 2011 WL 6220783

Snippet: turned a fine into a prison sentence.” Id. at 674, 103 S.Ct. 2064. The Court specifically noted that

Bank of America v. PUTNAL SEED AND GRAIN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-09-18

Citation: 965 So. 2d 300, 63 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1029, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 14525, 2007 WL 2700163

Snippet: statutory provisions contained in chapter 674. § 674.103(1), Fla. Stat. (2002). Section 674.406(6), Florida

Republic National Bank of Miami v. Johnson ex rel. Guardianship Program of Dade County, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-06-15

Citation: 622 So. 2d 1015, 20 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1300, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 6442, 1993 WL 205505

Snippet: consistently with the Uniform Commercial Code. See § 674.103(3), Fla.Stat. (Supp.1992). In light of the U.C

First Union Nat. Bank v. First Fla. Bank, NA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-16

Citation: 616 So. 2d 1168, 20 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1017, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4230, 1993 WL 114778

Snippet: regulations or by the local clearinghouse rules. See § 674.103, Fla. Stat. *1170 (1985). Thus, we are called upon

Ratner v. Central Nat. Bank of Miami

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-04-13

Citation: 414 So. 2d 210, 34 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 228, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19811

Snippet: varied the notice requirement pursuant to Sections 674.103(1)[3] and 674.202, Florida Statutes (1979). We

OK Moving & Storage Co. v. EGLIN NATL BANK

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-10-05

Citation: 363 So. 2d 160, 25 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 202, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 16761

Snippet: The bank leans upon the provision of Section 674.103(5) which in part provides: "The measure of damages